Kirkcaldy Burghs


Kirkcaldy Burghs was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1974. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system. From 1832 to 1950 it was, officially, a district of burghs constituency.

Boundaries

1885–1918

Comprising Kirkcaldy, Burntisland, Dysart, Kinghorn and the Municipal Burgh of Kirkcaldy not included in the old Parliamentary Burgh.

1918–1949

The burghs of Kirkcaldy, Buckhaven, Methil and Innerleven, Burntisland, Dysart and Kinghorn.

Election results 1832–1885

Elections in the 1840s

Ferguson's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s

Ferguson resigned, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1870s

Reid's death caused a by-election.